so it was a lack of progress on fiscal cliff talks that stalled stocks tuesday. so today we'll have to see what happens when goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein, brian roberts, and marissa mayer jin other corporajoin other corporate execs at a meeting with the president. >>> the beige book survey will be released. the best consumer confidence reading in nearly five years took investors by surprise yesterday. green mountain coffee perked up more than 20%. elsewhere, monster beverage got a boost from news that the fda is taking a closer look at the health effects of energy drinks. investors are betting a looming crack down on the industry may be overblown. >>> in the wake of apple's recent apology for the failings of its mapping app, a second employee has reportedly been fired. >>> more than 15,000 of these step 2 children's riding toys are being recalled because kids who lean too far forward on the seat can go over the handle bar. >>> consumer reports is out with its third annual naughty and nice list and it was nordstrom and kohl's that got thumbs up thanks to thei